Chlorite Cylinder Seal

Chlorite Cylinder Seal

Description:

Chlorite cylinder seal; hole drilled through long axis; engraved with a probable griffin and a bird, a disc in a crescent and a sun with rays; engraving very worn; ground and polished.


Dimensions: Diameter: 0.90 centimetres; Length: 2.05 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved; drilled; ground; polished

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.691